Putting dead bodies in the ground for a living could give anyone ideas...Blaise is out of work and down on his luck when a chance encounter with a beautiful blonde has him hooked. He'll do anything to stay by her side,even if it means working for her husband,a funeral director. But as everyone knows,three's a crowd.
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Publisher: Pushkin PressISBN: 9781782272014Dimensions: 198 x 129 mm
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SpellbindingMelancholy and atmospheric,with a twist worthy of Agatha Christie at her devious best... classic French noirThe French master of noirDisturbing from the outset with strong echoes of Dard's hero SimenonAlongside the Maigret novels of Georges Simenon there is a rich vein of period French crime still to be tapped. Fr茅d茅ric Dard is a case in pointStriking... each plot twist is superbly executedIt's exceedinglyclever - when surprising things happen they slap you in the face forbeing so obvious,so necessary and so vital yet so surprising at thesame time,and you can only squirm more enjoyably into your seat as you read onThis short,sly novel of the night has more than enough substance and mystery to keep readers awake and engrossedThe literary descendant of Simenon and CelineNo question: for me,he was the greatestHis language is cutting,his point-of-view original and his verdict uncompromising... One of the few twentieth-century authors to win both critical acclaim and great popularityFrance's most popular post-war authorA neat little story,almost shockingly quickly presented - making it all the more effective - The Gravediggers'Bread is a quick but satisfying readClassic noir fare - obsession and murder at its heart - and with enough twists and turns (all done rather well) to keep the pages turning and make you race feverishly towards the end
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